What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

Christina also said: "The Shinra Church tried every possible way to seek help from the Holy Alliance, but was rejected. They were not even willing to hold another meeting for this! The positions of the elves and dwarves are very clear."

After hearing this, everyone present fell silent.

But at this moment, Fran slammed the table heavily and said, "If you rely on mountains, the mountains will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. Since this charlatan alliance is unwilling to help us, then we will resist on our own."

"That's right!" Several legion commanders in Orila City immediately echoed: "It's just the undead! There's nothing to be afraid of except that there are more of them."

"Having said that...but Your Majesty..." But at this moment, Wallenstein looked embarrassed.

"Your Majesty hasn't recovered yet?" Fran asked.

"Yes." Wallenstein said, "Your Majesty has been sitting in his bedroom these past two days, not allowing anyone to enter. He just drinks and daydreams by himself."

After hearing this, Huang Shang immediately showed a disdainful expression on his face, and then said: "How can the emperor of the Holy Roel Empire become depressed after such a small blow! How can such a person be the emperor!"

"How dare you doubt Her Majesty Margaret!" After hearing Huang Shang's words, an officer of the Holy Roll Empire immediately stood up and said angrily: "It's easy for you to say that! If your lifelong efforts suddenly vanished, you might have already cried and screamed!"

"You are right!" Huang Shang also said, "If it were me, I would definitely be worse than Your Majesty! So I know very well that I cannot sit on this chair. Do what you are capable of! If you can't do it, give it to others! We risked our lives to stay in the Feruman Empire for so many days, hoping to rescue a reliable person.

comrades! Rather than saving a queen who is in self-depression. "

There had always been rifts between the city of Orila and the Holy Roll Empire, and because of this incident, the two sides immediately became hostile.

But at this critical moment, Fran slammed the table again and said, "Everyone sit down! The enemy hasn't come yet, so we have to fight to the death among ourselves!"

Both sides have to give face to Fran.

The generals on both sides had to sit down again.

Chapter 181 Defense Plan

"Although Arthas has not yet made clear his next move!" Fran stroked her aching temple and said, "But no matter how he pretends to be a peacemaker, an attack to the south is inevitable! So we must prepare fortifications as soon as possible to resist the attack of the Undead Legion."

"But with our numbers, can we really resist their attack?" A general of the Holy Roel Empire said, "Even if we include the city lord's troops, the army we can send now is only about 50,000 people, and our soldiers have escaped death and are very tired of war. They are also very afraid of the enemy."

"But unlike before, this time we can rely on solid fortifications to hold on." Huang Shang said: "On the plains, we are certainly no match for the Undead, but defending the city is different. They can't even use ladders, they can only use their flesh and blood to slowly pile up!"

"But there are too many of them! And don't forget..." the general said, "Arthas still has tens of thousands of demon troops, and the demon army is full of powerful warriors. This is equivalent to using our 50,000 troops to fight against the entire demon clan? How is this possible!"

"Are all the people in the Holy Roel Empire such cowards?" Huang Shang was furious after hearing this, and then asked, "The enemy hasn't even attacked yet, and you've already retreated?"

"Humph!" The general also said angrily: "For Your Majesty, for the empire! Of course I am willing to sacrifice! But such a sacrifice must be meaningful!"

"So what are you going to do?" Huang Shang asked back.

"Well..." The general was stunned for a moment, then said: "Of course we should intensify the training. Wait for Her Majesty to recover, and then let her make the decision. But no matter what! We only respect Her Majesty's decision!"

The meeting of the League of Vienna soon ended in unpleasantness.

Fran and Christina strolled through the streets of Vienna.

The setting sun enveloped the sky above this ancient city, perfectly displaying its tranquility and classical beauty.

In the city, the citizens were still living in an orderly manner, and it seemed that they were not affected by the undead army from the north. It was unknown whether they believed that Margaret could repel the enemy, or trusted that Arthas would not attack.

Christina looked at the garrison troops taking over the city defense in the distance, and said, "Without Margaret, we alone cannot command her men."

"Yes! Not only us, even Wallenstein can't command them." Fran said, "Although their military strength is not large, they have a deep influence in the military and the nobles of the empire. They should not be underestimated. Without them, we have no way to mobilize the power of the entire empire."

"Go and persuade Margaret?" Christina asked

"I've already advised her." Fran said, "But she... Margaret is undecided now."

"Undecided? Does she really want to surrender to Arthas? I heard that Arthas wants to make her the queen." Christina was a little surprised: "With her personality, how could she agree?"

"Of course not..." Fran said, "But it's not that simple. In the past, with her prestige, she would have won the support of many people, and the whole empire would have been united against the enemy. But now the emperor's main force has been exhausted, and only Wallenstein's legion is barely maintaining its organization. Do you think that even if she can cheer up, the empire's

Will the nobles still listen to her as before?"

After hearing this, Christina also fell into deep thought, and after a long while she said, "Margaret has not been in the empire for long, and she wanted to consolidate her prestige in the empire by defeating foreign enemies as a battle to establish the country. However, no one expected that she would not only lose, but also lose so miserably. At this time, it is already a blessing that the empire has not experienced civil unrest.

Thank God for that.”

"I know the behavior of those nobles." Fran said, "They are weaklings. They must be thinking about how to surrender and save their lives! With Margaret's current power, it is already very difficult to suppress the restless forces in the empire."

"You're right." Christina said, "Margaret's silence may help the empire maintain peace. If she makes her position clear, the empire will probably fall apart. In this case, silence is indeed a good choice. At least it buys us some time. But for so many days, Arthas's undead

The army has not made any movement. Does he want us to surrender?"

"He naturally doesn't want to shed blood if he can avoid it." Fran said, "In order to create a huge army of undead, he has already sacrificed many civilians of the Feruman Empire. If there is another bloody storm, I'm afraid he can only rule the wasteland."

"So what is your sister going to do next?" Christina asked.

"I originally wanted to transform Vienna and use it as a fortress against the undead! After all, the walls of Vienna are thick and high, so it doesn't need much modification before it can be used! And Vienna is relatively close to the city of Aurora." Fran said, "If a crisis occurs, we can quickly send troops from the city of Aurora to provide support."

"But judging from the current situation, I'm afraid the nobles in the city will not agree to our transformation of Vienna." Christina said, "They are all smart people, and they are already preparing for the defeat of the empire and the surrender of the Feruman Empire."

"Yes. Those nobles have ulterior motives and will definitely not agree with our transformation! They may even turn the tables at the critical moment and tell all the information to the other side." Fran said.

"Then what should we do? Defend the city of Orila?" Christina asked

"Defending Orila City is definitely a bad idea!" Fran shook her head and said, "A lot of Orila City's food and supplies rely on the outside! Once the supply line is cut off, the entire city will come to a standstill. Factories and colleges will also be paralyzed! In this way, we will only be trapped. So I want to find a place north of Vienna City.

A place!”

"North of Vienna." Christina said, "North of Vienna is indeed a good choice. To reach Vienna, a transportation hub, you either have to come in from the north or go around from the east. But... from the north of Vienna to the Principality of Habsburg, there are no defense facilities along the way.

Shi! There are only a few villages at most. Do you want to build a defense line in the Principality of Habsburg?"

"Of course not." Fran said, "The Principality of Habsburg is flat and almost defenseless. It is also easy for the Undead Army to bypass it! It is not suitable as a front line of resistance."

"So what do you want? Are you going to build a fortress out of thin air in such a short time?"

"Yes!" Fran said calmly.

After hearing this, Christina widened her eyes and said, "You are crazy!"

"I'm not crazy!" Fran said with a smile, "Arthas didn't see the power of ordinary people, so he turned them into undead. But I'm different! I want to show him how ordinary people can do what he can't do! Don't underestimate ordinary people!!!"

Chapter 182 House Arrest

Fran's words were not spoken casually!

In fact, on the way of retreat, she had already discussed with her men how to resist the undead army.

At that time, everyone had already taken into account the internal turmoil of the Holy Roel Empire, so they did not build all the plans around Vienna. Gorronil proposed to build a new fortress in the north.

Although everyone was more inclined to use Vienna as the center of defense at that time, the plan for the new city was not abandoned, but was carried out simultaneously.

Now when they retreated back to Vienna, the new city had already begun construction, and countless soldiers and civilians were fighting there just to build the city.

However, Fran knew very well that she might be able to resist the attack of the Feruman Empire relying solely on her own strength, but she would never be able to resist the Feruman Empire, the undead, and the demon army! She must have allies.

Of course, we can't count on the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance.

Fran never expected these two organizations to provide her with any help! The allies she really expected were those countries that were excluded from the two major organizations! Those forgotten countries.

But the premise for them to come is to know Fran's determination to resist! Otherwise, even if they want to help, if Fran surrenders first, wouldn't they be in vain?

Fortunately, Arthas was still using diplomatic means to sign treaties with the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance, which gave Fran precious time. On the one hand, she frantically mobilized civilians to go to the north of Vienna, relying on her own strong productivity, hoping to establish a solid line of defense in a short period of time.

In order to increase productivity as much as possible, she didn't even bother to hide the steam engines, and moved one powerful machine after another to the front line, using their energy to increase the speed of construction.

At the same time, she also sent various envoys to the Orc Empire and the Inya Continent to look for potential allies. However, she did not openly break with the Huameng and Beimeng, and even actively did business with them with a smile on her face.

Fran knew very well that wars were fought for money. As long as her trade routes were open, she would have a steady supply of blood to resist the Feruman Empire! Once the trade routes were cut off, without supplies of materials, food, and gunpowder, even if she raised her productivity to a higher level, she would probably not be able to win the final victory.

victory.

Fortunately, Fran had done some reorganization before this. In this critical moment, the monsters in Orila City and the civilians at the bottom of Vienna were able to share the same hatred and actively respond to Fran's call.

only……

What is meant to come will eventually come.

Arthas finally finished the things at hand, escorted the elves stationed in Calradia out of the country, and forced the Mad Sand Empire to surrender, and then turned around and looked towards the south of the continent.

At this time, winter had arrived on the continent, and the cold wind blew in from the north, sweeping across Calradia.

Arthas remembered that he had not yet withdrawn from the Alliance of Vienna, so he expressed his willingness to use this alliance as a basis to make the Holy Roll Empire and the City of Orilla surrender with courtesy. At that time, Margaret, Fran and Christina would still retain their titles.

He listed a bunch of rules and regulations, and although the words were written as elegantly as possible, Fran still sensed the other party's ambition between the lines.

They wanted to completely incorporate the city of Orila and the Holy Roll Empire into the Feruman Empire, and swear to become vassals of the Feruman Empire. After that, the Feruman Empire would lead this new empire to fight north and south, and create a new empire to stand on equal footing with the elves and dwarves.

To be fair, this pie is very well drawn.

This immediately made the nobles in the Holy Roel Empire think!

These nobles have no stance at all, they kneel down to anyone! Since His Majesty Arthas has offered a higher price, they are of course willing. Besides, after the Feruman Empire conquers the Holy Roel Empire, it will definitely govern this area, and won't it rely on these grassroots nobles and gentry?

To them, it is true that the emperor may come and go, but they themselves remain the same.

After thinking this through, they threw all the glory of the empire and the thousand-year-old civilization behind their heads. The nobles united and wrote letters to Margaret, hoping that Her Majesty could understand the suffering of the people, think about the lives of the people, and not do anything extreme.

Fran was just at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry.

She was well aware of the weak position of these nobles, so she did not expect much from them at the beginning. Moreover, these nobles did not have much influence in Vienna, and they had neither soldiers nor power.

Arthas told the Vienna Alliance that he would only wait for ten days. If there was no reply within ten days, his army would march south and sweep across the entire Calradia continent. If that time really came, negotiations would be another way! They would lose a lot of bargaining chips.

The ten-day deadline was about to end, but Margaret remained in her bedroom and did not announce any decision to the public.

In fact, Fran was already prepared to fight alone! But she still wanted to know Margaret's position.

So she decided to go to Margaret's bedroom in person.

That day, she came to the palace of the Holy Roll Empire with her personal guards.

At this time, the guards near the palace were tight. When the soldiers on duty saw Fran coming aggressively, they immediately asked in fear: "City Lord Fran, what do you want to do?"

"Don't be nervous." Fran spread her hands and said, "I just want to talk to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty is very tired now and has just fallen asleep! Please don't disturb Your Majesty."

"Really? Then please wake up His Majesty and inform him." Fulan said, "Just tell him that Lord Fulan wants to see you."

"You!" The guard was about to say something, but he saw that the soldiers behind Fran were armed to the teeth. If Fran attacked them, they would probably die on the spot.

Fortunately, Wallenstein arrived in time. Seeing Fran's aggressive look, she walked up to him anxiously and said, "Lord Fran, please don't be impulsive."

"I'm not impulsive. You see I'm very restrained." Fran spread her hands and said to her old comrade, "My request is very simple. I just want to see His Majesty."

"I know you want to convince His Majesty...but His Majesty's recent condition." Wallenstein said, "I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

"Why should I be disappointed?" Fran said with a smile, "I never had any hope from the beginning. Wallenstein, I promise you that I will never do anything against your Majesty. I just came to say goodbye to your Majesty. If you want, you can watch the whole process."

"Goodbye!" Wallenstein said, "Well, in that case, let me go!"

"But!" the guard said at this moment: "The Senate said that no one is allowed to visit His Majesty."

Hearing this, Fran immediately frowned.

She had thought that the nobles would just write letters to persuade Margaret, but things seemed to be more complicated than she had imagined.

Not allowing anyone to visit Margaret, isn't this a form of house arrest?

Chapter 183: Fran! You don't know anything

After hearing this, Wallenstein immediately raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily: "The one in front of you is Lord Fran! She wants to discuss the affairs of the Vienna Alliance with Your Majesty! The Senate has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Vienna Alliance! Get out of the way, or don't blame us, the Fourth Legion, for being ruthless!"

"Well, okay!" The guard took a look at the weapons of the soldiers behind Fran, then obediently made way for them.

"Let's go! Lord City Lord, I will escort you."

As he said this, Wallenstein welcomed Fran in first.

"How is this going?"

As they walked, Fran asked Wallenstein curiously, "What is the Senate?"

"It's the alliance of nobles." Wallenstein said truthfully: "Although the nobles don't want to admit it, they actually hope that Your Majesty will submit to the Feruman Empire. They are afraid that Your Majesty will really go to war with the other side, so they put her under house arrest."

"Is it so easy to put someone under house arrest?" Fran said, "At least you still have the Fourth Legion! With nearly 20,000 troops, it's more than enough to defeat the nobles' private army in Vienna."

"How dare you say that." Wallenstein said helplessly, "You have already sent more than half of my troops to the front line!"

"Me? Deployed to the front? I don't remember asking for help from the Fourth Legion."

"You didn't! But the officers and soldiers below responded positively! By the time I reacted, the main force had already left!" Wallenstein said helplessly: "Who do you think I can complain to?"

"Um... I'm sorry. But you can ask me for help." Fran said quickly: "Why didn't you tell me that His Majesty was under house arrest, which is such an important matter?"